NHTSA Complaint #11659983 — 2018 MAZDA MAZDA6

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11659983
Vehicle 2018 MAZDA MAZDA6
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State GA

Consumer Description

Bought used with 47k miles. Two weeks later, took it to my mechanic for an inspection, they found a massive oil leak on the back of the motor. Took it back to the dealership and they diagnosed it as a cracked cylinder head, for which there is a known TSB and warranty extension. Unfortunately, the warranty extension only covers a coolant leak from the cracked cylinder head, not an oil leak. Thankfully, the dealership took care of me but had they not, I was looking at a $7k+ repair on a car I had owned for 2 weeks. In the TSB, Mazda acknowledges that there were both design and manufacturing flaws for the affected model years. In acknowledging the issue, they should have issued a recall for affected vehicles, not a simple warranty extension

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